Peach coloured flowers

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  1. merleworld

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    I'm looking for some peach coloured blooms for my garden. I want the flowers to be long lasting, ie repeat flowering throughout summer.

    I've thought of roses, but I have enough of those. Thinking Dahlias maybe or something similar.

    Any ideas?
     
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    There must be some nice peach coloured dianthus, sure I've seen some somewhere....off to google
     
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    Dianthus widecombe fair is a pale peach? It's not a dahlia, I'm betraying my dianthus obsession.
     
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      A couple of suggestions.

      Potentilla 'Mango Tango'. An unfussy little shrub which should provide you with peach/orange coloured flowers for most of the summer.

      If you want something for a large pot or container, you could try Begonia 'Illumination Apricot', these are very reliable and will keep flowering until the first frost of autumn.
       
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        How about Lilies, Alstroemeria, Asters, Carnations, Tulips and Antirrhinum.
         
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          Same as Trunky Begonias flower all summer [​IMG]
           
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            or fucshia "peach princess" [​IMG]
             
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              Maybe not a long enough flowering period but lovely peach colour despite being called Apricot Silk!
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                Thanks for your suggestions :blue thumb:

                I've had a Google and in doing so have gone for:

                Antirrhinum Twinny Peach
                Stocks Apricot Punch

                I already have Fuchsia, Begonia, Saxifraga, Leucanthemum and Verbena in peachy colours.

                Thanks again :blue thumb:
                 
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                  What about that Evening primrose Sunset Boulevard?
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                  Nice and easy to grow.
                   
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